Spain's Alejandro Del Rey easily won his first DP World Tour title on Sunday with a bogey-free 66 in the final round, finishing 22 under. Beat England's Marcus Armitage by 4 strokes to win the 2025 Ras Al Khaimah Championship at 4 under 22.
Del Rey started the day two shots ahead of his nearest rival and got off to a hot start with three birdies in just five holes to open up a five-shot advantage.
The Englishman closed the gap to three before turning the corner, but Del Rey's birdie on the par-3 11th seemed to suggest the 26-year-old's name would always be on the trophy.
Back-to-back birdies on Nos. 12 and 13 extended Del Rey's lead to six shots, but Armitage responded with an advantage of his own on No. 14. But despite the 37-year-old's best efforts, he just couldn't warm up enough to his putter on a day of results at Al Hamra.
Armitage birdied the final hole to close the gap by another point, but Del Rey showed no danger as he confidently moved towards a maiden DP World Tour crown in his 70th start. The Spaniard's success lies in his razor-sharp short game, which helped him go bogey-free throughout the weekend.
The moment Alejandro Del Rey wins his first DP World Tour title 😍 #RAKGolfChamps pic.twitter.com/K6QKDQmktGJanuary 26, 2025
Del Rey discussed his victory immediately after the final putt fell, saying: “It’s amazing because that’s basically what I work for.
“I felt like I didn’t have a lot of fun on the golf course last year because, to me, playing 20th, 30th didn’t mean a lot at the time.
“I've worked really hard since then because I don't want to be in this position for too long. I feel like I've been playing with a lot of friends who have won here for so many years that I know I can do it but it's just No show up, I'm just grateful and I'm glad this is finally here.
“I always feel like I'm the finisher of golf tournaments. It felt great today, it felt very natural and easy.”
Armitage's brave pursuit of the title helped him finish second in his own right, ahead of David Puig in third on 15 under and Jason Scrivener, fourth at 14, had three.
Joe Dean, Ivan Cantero and Sebastian Soderberg tied for fifth at 12 under, while Patrick Reed, Alexander Bjork, Scott Jamieson, Kiladek Afibanrat and Hamish Brown were one shot behind in the top ten.